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1907 April Council ProceedingsCITY COUNCIL Regular Session, April 4th, 1907. (Official.) Council met at 5:35 A. m. Mayor Schunk in the chair. present —Alds. Class, Hines, McEvoy, and Thomas. Absent —Alds. Clancy, Hopkins and Stumof. Ald. Hopkins arrive, at 8:50 p. m. Ald. Thomas moved that the council proceedings for the months of Feb- ruary and March be approved as print- ed. Carried. BILLS. The following bills were ordered paid: Nicholas Schroeder, 28 cubic yards macadam $ 21 00 John Pullens, 39 cubic yards ma- cadam 29 25 Peter Guenther, 53 1 -3 cubic yards macadam 53 35 Jos. Guenther, 2S 4 -5 cubic yards macadam 28 80 Frank Lassancc, 112 1 -5 cubic yards macadam 112 20 John Schaeffer, 40 1 -4 cubic yards macadam 38 50 Ed. Malloy, 24 cubic yards ma- cadam 18 00 F. G. Becker, coal for fire dept 18 05 T. J. Mulgrew, coal for fire and police depts. 35 20 Pier Bros., coal for fire dept 12 02 Lagen & Sloan, horseshoeing for fire, road and sewer depts 18 80 John J. Powers, horseshoeing for fire and road depts. 21 70 Collings & Pfiffiner, horseshoeing for fire and police depts. 12 80 Wunderlich & Wiederholt, horse - shoeing for fire dept. 11 00 Mettel Bros., feed for fire dept 2 30 Langclon & Woocl, 1 barrel salt for fire dept. 1 50 McClain Bros., feed for fire dept 1 10 Thos. F. Kane, hay and oats for fire and police depts 253 43 Key City Gas Co., light for var- ious depts. 107 95 hey City Gas Co., coal and coke for fire dept. 22 15 E. P. Peryon, supplies for fire dept. 20 16 Dubuque Rubber & Belting Co , one fireman's coat 4 50 A. Y. McDonald & Morrison Mfg. Co., repairs and supplies for fire dept. 6 40 Geo. F. Kleih, supplies for var- ious depts. 11 15 F. Schloz & Son, repairs for road and sewer depts. 12 70 John Butt, supplies and repairs for fire depts. 20 05 Regular Session, April 4, 1907 11 \Vm. Marshall, repairs for fire and road depts. 45 75 Central Electric Co., 25 flash light batteries for police dept 4 15 John McDermott, repairing closet in calaboose 5 20 Jas. Beach & Sons, soap for patrol house 1 40 Chas. Katz, meals furnished prisoners during March 11 00 Eichhorn & Bechtel, groceries for police matron's quarters 1 85 E. P. Smith, 26 flash light bat- teries for police dept 7 80 Saunders Meat Co., meat for po- lice matron' quarters 2 20 F. A. Burns, coal and shavings for police dept. 17 35 Harger & Blish, supplies for var- ious depts. 27 97 Harger & Blish, one filing case, committee clerk's office 25 00 Niagara Falls Metal Stamping Works, (clog and team license tags) 24 10 Iowa House Furnishing Co., one stove for treasurer's and audi- tor's office 26 00 Dubuque Cabinet Makers' Asso- ciation, repairing typewriter table 2 50 M. S. Hardie, binding council proceedings and stationery for various departments 124 50 Enterprise Printing Co., station- ery for various offices 3 50 Mrs, H. Koenig, cleaning at city hall 4 00 John E. Hartig, one key for en- gineer's office 35. Jas Levi & Co., 27 yards linoleum for mayor's office 37 SO C. Lawrence, painting and paper hanging mayor's and assessor's offices and council room 79 75 Louis Fay, 26 days assisting market master 39 00 M. Morrissey, sawing one cord oak wood 1 00 C. Kupferschmidt, sawing one cord oak wood 1 00 Chas. T. Bush, 3 photos for legal dept. 4 75 J. W. Kintzinger, expenses in various suits 9 27 McGovern & Schollian, coal for various depts 19 71 G. B. Grosvenor Co., supplies for various depts. 11 35 J. W. Wittmer, supplies for road dept. 2 05 Thos. Byrne, rent of derrick at garbage dump, 18 days 18 00 Geo. P. Rose, Jr., repairing en- gineer's level 5 00 Linehan & Molo, rope for sewer dept. 31 84 Jos. Brouilette, replacing window glass broken by quarrymen 2 20 Geo. Ragatz & Son, repairs to steam roller . 28 50 116 Regular Session, April 4, 1907 John Newman & Son, repairs to sprinkling wagons 24 35 John Duggan, repairs for road dept. .. W. Singrin, one load dry kind- ling Dubuque Wooden Ware & Lum- ber Co., lumber for repairs to sidewalks 45 33 Union Electric Co., power for city fire alarm system 2 00 Union Electric Co., are lights for March 2105 15 Times - Journal, official printing December, January, February and March 227 93 Telegraph - Herald, official print- ing December and January 100 91 National Demokrat, official print- ing December, Janilary, Feb- ruary and March 100 00 PETITIONS AND COMMUNICA- TIONS. 6 60 2 75 Petition of A. F. Heeb asking permis- sion to construct a private sewer in Rock street from Lots 30 and 31 Far - ley's Sub. to Julien avenue was on motion referred to the Committee on Sewers. Petition of Dubuque Packing Co. asking that the city tax on their prop- erty be canceled as per agreement made to cancel said taxes for a period of ten years dating with the year 1900 was on motion referred to the Com- mittee of the Whole. Petition of G. R. Rogers et al asking that an electric light be placed on Bennett street at the foot of the first incline to the west of Grandview avenue was on motion referred to the Committee on Police and Light. Petition of John Vogel et al. asking that an electric light be placed on the corner of Paul street and Klingenberg Terrace was on motion referred to the Committee on Police and Light. Petition of Chas. Rickauer et al. asking that two electric lights be placed on Burden avenue was on mo- tion referred to the Committee on Po-. lice and Light. Petition of Bart E. Linehan asking for the vacation of the alley running through Block 20, Dubuque Harbor Improvement Co. addition was on mo- tion referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of Mrs. Mary Ryder asking for reduction of taxes on her property was on motion referred to the commit- tee of the whole. Petition of James Alderson and G. M. Orvis asking that the street be opened up, graded and sewer laid as far as practical in Mineral Lots 79 and 83 was on motion referred to the Com- mittee of the Whole. Petition of J. J. Rogers et al. asking that Atlantic avenue be improved was on motion referred to the Committee of the Whole to view the grounds. Petition of John Phillips et al. ask- ing that the grade of Grandview avenue from Delhi street to Dodge street be lowered and the street im- proved was on motion referred to the Street Committee, City Attorney and City Engineer to report to the Com- mittee of the Whole. Petition of Harbor Master J. H. Car- roll asking for an increase of salary was on motion granted, and his salary to be increased at the same ratio as to the police department. Petition of James Lee, Sr., asking for permission to excavate in front of Lot 10, 11, and 12 Gilliam's Sub. on east end of Angella street in order to widen the street was on motion granted. Petition of M. M. Walker Co., et al asking that the regular monthly mar- ket day be held on streets around Phoenix Park instead of on Seventh street was on motion referred to the Committee of the Whole. Remonstrance of Dr. O. F. Kempf et al. remonstrating against the laying of cement sidewalks on the north side of Southern avenue from Valley street to English Lane was on motion referred to the Committee of the Whole. Communication from Illinois and Western Railway asking that the ordi- nance granted on March 4th b0 passed again and a 90 days' acceptance be in- serted in place of the 30 days' accept- ance, was on motion received and action deferred. REPORTS 01' OFFICERS. City Treasurer Brinkman reported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: —I herewith hand you statements of amounts advanced . by the during the month of March, 1907, for which please order warrants drawn in my favor: Interest paid on warrants out- standing .. $400 25 Excavation permits redeemed 20 00 New York exchange expense 20 Express charges (dog tags) SO Freight charges (police) 50 Telegrams to Chicago (fire) 25 Total 8422 00 Library orders paid $726 64 Respectfully, H. BRINKMAN, Treasurer. On notion the report was received and warrants ordered drawn to pay the various amounts, and the reports referred to the committee on finance. City Auditor Lyons reported as fol- lows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen:— Herewith find my report for the month of March, 1907, showing the receipts and disbursements for the month: Cash on hand March 1, 1907..8108,032 21 Receipts from all sources.... 34,563 95 DISBURSEMENTS Warrants redeemed $ Regular bond coupons re- deemed Improvement bond coupons redeemed $142,596 16 4,648 54 87 50 231 88 5 4,967 92 Cash on hand April 1, 1907..8137,628 24 The above cash balance includes the improvement bond fund, improvement bond interest fund and library fund balances. Also the following is a record of all interest coupons and bonds redeemed by the Cty Treasurer during the past month and credited to him: Regular bond coupons redeemed$ 87 50 Improvement bond coupons re- deemed 231 88 Totals $319 38 Also report that there is due the city officers for the month of March, 1907, $2,782.05. The following list shows the appro- priations and the amount of warrants drawn on each fund since the begin- ning of the fiscal year beginning March 1st, 1907, to April 1st, 1907: Appropriation. Expended. Expense $40,000 $862.00 Road — First District 7,050 57.65 Second District 12,000 241.20 Third District 8,000 64.00 Fourth District 10,000 295.45 Fifth District 8,000 48.45 Fire 51,000 Police 32,500 75.00 Sewerage 6,000 191.40 Printing 3,000 Street Lighting 30,000 Interest 40,000 Board of Health 5,000 159.00 Grading 3,000 Regular Session, April 4, 1907 I17 Intakes from Jackson Street to Bee Branch Sewer .... 1,500 Special Bonded Pav- ing 2,500 Judgment 4,500 Special Bonded Debt and Interest 2,000 Mount Carmel Ave- nue Grading 2,000 Sidewalk Repairing 1,000 Bluff Street Exten- sion Wall 1,000 - Improvement of Davis Avenue 500 Re- Arching Sewer on Eighth Street 1,500 Improvement of Windsor Avenue 3,000 Seventeenth Street Storm Water Sewer 1,800 West Locust Street Storm -Vater Sewer A,000 Respectfully, M. E. LYONS, Auditor. On motion the report was received and warrants ordered drawn to pay the city officers, and the report.re- ferred to the committee on finance. Fire Chief Reinfried reported as fol- lows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: The following is the pay roll of the fire department for the month of March, 1907: Amount due firemen $2,712.45 Respectfully submitted, J. R. REINFRIED, Chief. Approved by committee on fire. On notion the report was received and warrants ordered drawn to pay the firemen, and the report referred back to the committee on fire. City Electrician Hipman reported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: —I herewith submit my report of defective lights for the month of March, 1907: I find from the reports of the police department that the total hours that 28 lamps failed to burn would equal 2 -3 of one lamp burning for one month, or $3.60. Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM HIPMAN, City Electrician. On motion the report was received and the city auditor instructed to de- duct from the Union Electric com- pany's bill for the month of March, 1907, the sum of $3.60. 1'18 Regular Session, April 4, 1907 Chief of Police Pickley reported as follows: Dubuque, Ia., April 1, 1907. .Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Dubuque. Gentlemen: I herewith submit the police repo rt for the month of March, 1907: Intoxication 53 Disturbing the peace 10 Assault and battery 8 Disorderly conduct 4 Highway robbery 2 Fast driving .. 1 Jumping moving trains 4 Malicious mischief 1 Petit larceny 2 Vagrancy .. 9 Total 94 Residents arrested 33 Doors found open 38 Lodgers harbored 88 Defective lights 28 Meals furnished 55 Cost of food $11.00 Police court costs collected $51.45 Patrol runs for prisoners 80 Transfer of prisoners 2 Ambulance calls 1 Committee calls 1 Miles traveled 168 Also beg to submit the pay roll for policemen for the month of March, 1907: Amount due policemen $2,260.55 Respectfully submitted, JAMES R. PICKLEY, Chief of Police. On motion the report and pay roll were received and warrants ordered drawn to pay policemen, and the re- port referred to the committee on police. Street Commiss`oner Kearney report- ed as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: —I herewith submit my pay roll for labor on streets in the different road districts during the last half of March 1907: Anibunt due laborers on streets.31,892.40 Approved by committee on streets. Also submit my pay roll for labor oil sewers during the last half of March. 1907: Amount due laborers on sewers..$191.40 Approved by committee on sewers. Also beg to submit my pay roll for labor on garbage dump during the last half of March. 1907: Amount dire laborers on garbage dump $161.95 Approved by c onimittee on streets. Respectfully submitted, JOHN KEARNEY, Street Commissioner. On Motion the pay rolls an streets and sewers were received and war- rants ordered drawn to pay the var- ious amounts and the pay rolls re- ferred back to the proper committees. City Engineer Ilg reported as fol- lows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Dubuque: Gentlemen:— Please find attached grade of 9th street from the east curb line of Bluff street to the west curb line of Pine street, which I would recom- mend for your adoption. Also, please find attached grade and Profile of Althauser avenue from the east side of Stafford avenue to the center of Eagle street, which I would recommend for your adoption. Also, please find attached grade of Willow street from the east line of Finley and Burton's add. to the east end of Willow street, and I would rec- ommend the same as shown by the red line for your adoption. ' Also, please find attached the pro- posed change of grade of Bluff street from the north line of 8th street to the - south line of 12th street, as recommend- ed by you and shown by red line. There was a grade prepared by Jos. Potter and established by the City Council in 1857 according to which the buildings were erected owned by the following property owners: C. E. Wales Company, Mrs. Anna Adams, D. 11. Adams, Louis Reinecke, C. H. Hamilton, M. J. Palmer, A. Kroe- sen Est., Mrs. P. Smith, H. E. Lawther, C. H. Hoar, D. E. Lyons„ S. J. Gold- - thorpe, First National Bank„ H. F. Schneider, M. J. Everette, Est., Har- riett Lull, B. Poor, Marg. Dick, Maggie Davis, Chas. Schreiber, M. M. Walker, E. Healey, H. C. Kiesel, J. E. Kemier, Geo. Mohr Est., Dr. F. Hol- land Est., C. L. Moser, H. Butt, Jos. Rowan, T. H. and F. D. Stout, Fannie Stout and James Beach. Respectfully submitted, PAUL ILG, City Engineer. On motion the various reports, pro- files and grades were referred to the - ordinance committee to prepare ordi- nances adopting said grades. City Engineer IIg also reported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen:— According to your in- struction I prepared plans and specifi- cations of the following storm water - sewers: First from the west side of Jackson street to the west side of AVashington street on Twenty - second street, leading into Bee Branch sewer. Second from the present end of the sewer in West Locust street up west along West Locust street for a distance of 700 feet. Third, from the easterly R. R. track of the C., M. & St. P. R. R. on 17th street to the Bee Branch sewer in Washin_ ton street. Respectfully submitted, PAUL ILG, City Engineer. On motion the report of the City Engineer was received and filed. City Attorney Kintzinger reported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Dubuque, Iowa: Gentlemen: — Herewith attached please find Treasurer's receipt of Fif- teen ($15.00) Dollars for money collect- ed for license fee from the Patent Novelty company. Also attached please find contract of release and settlement of Bridget Mad- den for $800.00 in full of all damages in her case against the city. This case has been dismissed and the costs paid, amounting to $12.00, for which amount also find receipt attached. Respectfully submitted, J. W. KINTZINGER, City Attorney. 011 motion the various reports of the City Attorney were received and filed. City Attorney Kintzinger also report- ed as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Dubuque: Gentlemen: —The undersigned, to whom was referred the petition of the First Universalist Society of Dubuque for cancellation of taxes on their prop- erty, would respectfully recommend that this petition be referred to the committee on delinquent taxes. Respectfully submitted, J. W. KINTZINGER, City Attorney. On motion the report of the City At- torney was received and filed and peti- tion referred to the delinquent tax com- mittee. City Recorder Linehan also presented and read the printed notice, certified to by the publisher, of the council's intention to construct a sanitary sewer in West Locust street, Alta Vista street, Rosedale avenue, Willow street and Asbury street. Remonstrances of C. A. Voelker et al and W. J. Clark et al remonstrating against the pro- posed sewer, were then read. The no- tice was on motion received and filed and the remonstrances referred to the 'committee of the whole.. By the unanimous consent of the council, permission was granted the re- Regular Session, April 4, 1907 119 monstrators against the two proposed sewers to address the council. Mr. T. J. Paisley, C. A. Voelker and W. J. Clark then addressed the council. City Recorder Linehan presented and read the printed notice, certified to by the publisher, of the council's inten- tion to construct a sanitary sewer in Grace street, Louisa street, Algona avenue, West 14th street and Auburn avenue. Remonstrance of C. A. Voel- ker ct al remonstrating against said proposed sewer was then read. The notice was en motion received and filed and the remonstrance referred to the committee of the whole. City Recorder also presented the 101- lowin_: Dubuque, Iowa, March 20th, 1907. To Union Electric Co., Illinois Central R. R. Co., and Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul R. R. Co.: You are hereby notified that at a ses- sion of the City Council held September 20th, 1906, the following resolution was adopted: "Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, that Iowa street from the southerly curb line of Third street to the southerly curb line of First street and First street from the westerly curb line of Iowa street to the easterly lot line of Main street be improved by brick pav- ing the same on a concrete foundation in accordance with the plans and speci- fications for such improvement pre- pared by the City.Engineer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder, and be it further Resolved, That said improvement shall be completed on or before the first day of December, 1906, and shall be paid for in the manner prescribed by Chapter XXXII of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Dubuque for the payment of the cost of street im- provements. The proposals for doing said work shall be acted upon by the Council on the 4th day of October, 1906, and the City Recorder is hereby ordered to give ten days' notice by publication asking for proposals as provided by ordinance. At a subsequent meeting of the City Council, the time set for the completion of the above improvement was extend- ed to May 1, 1907, and you are further notified that you are required to im- prove the space between your tracks and one foot outside the same along the aforesaid streets in accordance with the plans and specifications for said work prepared by the City En- gineer, and have the same completed not later than May 1, 1907. You are further notified that you are required to designate in writing within five days after the service of this no- tice, whether or not you propose to do 120 Regular Session, April 4, 1907 the work of improvement yourself. Should you fail to designate your wish- es in writing within the time specified, it will he presumed that you do not propose to make the improvement your- self, in which case the city will make the improvement and assess the cost and expense thereof against your prop- erty. Yours respectfully, EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. I hereby certify that I served above notice on the above property owners on March 20th, 1907. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. On motion the report of the official notice served on the various railroad companies was received and filed. City Assessor Scherr reported as fol- lows: Dubuque, Iowa, April 4, 1907. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Dubuque: Gentlemen: —The undersigned, to whom was referred the Detition of M. Kassler, asking that the valuation on city lots 309 and 310 be reduced, would respectfully recommend that said peti7 tion he granted and that the valuation on said lots for assessment purposes be placed as follows: Lot 309, Fifteen Hundred Dollars, lot 310, One Thousand dollars, and that the City Treasurer be instructed to accept the taxes for the year 1906 on the foregoing basis. Very respectfully, C. B. SCHERR, City Assessor. On motion, the report of the Assessor was approved and the Treasurer to be instructed accordingly. The annual report of the Street Com- missioner was presented and on motion was referred to the committee on fin- ance to be embodied in their annual re- port. Bill of the City of Dubuque against Company "A," 49th I. N. G., for rent of the Armory for the year 1906, amounting to $200.00, was read, and on motion same was referred to the Com- mittee Clerk for collection. The following weighmaster's and woodmeasurer's reports of receipts for the months of February and March, were read, and reports were received and filed: J. H. Carroll, woodmeasurer $ .55 Thos. Faherty, First Ward scales 4.40 Louisa Pitschner, West Dubuque scales ... 2.70 C. W. Katz, Marketmaster 28.55 Mrs. C. Deckert, Fifth ward scales 2.99 Bids for improving Adams avenue from First to Second avenue, and for constructing a storm water sewer in Seventeenth street, were presented and opened. Bids for constructing sewer are as follows: For constructing an 18 -inch tile pipe storm sewer, including catch basins, excavating, refilling, laying of concrete gutter and reconstruction of street in- cluded: M. Tschirgi & Co., per lineal foot..$1.40 Street & Steuck, per lineal foot... 1.45 D. W. Linehan, per lineal foot .... 1.50, On motion, bids were referred to the committee of the whole. Bids for improving Adams avenue are as follows: Street & Steuck, grading per cu. yd., 22c; curbing per lineal ft., 48c; guttering per sq. yd., 48c; macadamiz- ing per sd. yd., 50c. M. A. Brown, grading per cu. yd., 20c; curbing per lineal ft., 53c; gutter- ing per sq. yd., 47c; macadamizing per sr_. vd., 50c. On motion the contract was awarded to Street & Steuck, they being the low- est bidder, and their bond be placed at $400.00. Ald. Closs moved that the action of the Council taken, by receiving and fil- ing the report of the City Engineer on the 22nd street sewer, be reconsidered. Carried. Whereupon Aid. Closs then moved that the City Recorder be instructed to advertise for bids for constructing a storm water sewer in 22nd street from Jackson street to the Bee Branch sewer in Washington street. Carried. Ald. Closs moved that the City Re- corder be instructed to advertise for bids for laying clown a cement sidewalk six feet wide in front of and abutting sub. 3 of lot SS -26 ft., L. H. Lang - w orthy's add., owned by Margaret Graf Est , and situated on the west side of Washington street between Lincoln avenue and Eagle Point avenue; said sidewalk to be constructed at the ex- pense of the property owner. Carried. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Ald. Hines moved that the City Re- corder be instructed to advertise for bids for cleaning and sweeping brick paved streets. Carried. Ald. Thomas moved that a warrant in the sum of $500.00 be drawn in favor of the Mayor with which to settle the claim of Nell Hennessy. Carried. Ald. Hines stated that the matter of the bridge at the foot of Seventh street was still in the hands of the commit- tee of the whole, and that the Standard Lumber Co. and other parties were anxious to have the bridge fixed so their teams could cross same, and he suggested that the matter be taken out of the committee of the whole and re- ferred to the committee on streets. Owing to the absence of Ald. Clancy, chairman: of the committee of the whole, no action was taken on the mat- ter. Ald. Hines moved that George Miller be given authority to furnish the cups for all the drinking fountains in the city for the coming year. Carried. Ald. Hines moved that when the ,Council adjourned, they would adjourn until Monday evening, April 8th, 1907. Carried. Unanimous consent of the Council was given Mr. John Phillips to address the Council in regard to the matter of change of grade of Grandview avenue. Whereupon Ald. Hopkins moved that the City Engineer visit Grandview avenue and go over same and report - the result of his investigation to the Council at the meeting Monday even- ing. Carried. Ald. McEvoy, chairman of the com- mittee on sprinkling, reported as fol- lows: Your committee mn sprinkling, to whom was referred the matter of con- ferring with the Union Electric Co. relative to an agreement with said com- pany for the sprinkling of the streets • occupied by their tracks, would re- spectfully report that we have had a meeting with the officers of said com- pany and have arrived at the following agreement: The Union Electric Com- pany to sprinkle all down town streets occupied by their tracks according to a schedule to be prepared later, and as far as Linwood on Windsor avenue and McClain's store on Dodge street when the present tracks have been replaced with heavy rails. The charge per day of 10 hours to be Twenty -three Dollars and Fifty Cents ($23 50), of which amount the Union Electric Company is to bear 30 per cent. as its proportion of the expense. The fixed charge against the city for depreciation, in- surance, etc., to be Six Dollars and Fifty Cents ($6.50) per day for 24 days per month of six months per year. Seventeen Dollars ($17 00) per day of 10 hours to be added when sprinkling is required. At the end of ten years the city to acquire an interest of 70 per cent. in the ownership of the car. The running of the car to be under the supervision of the Superintendent of Sprinkling and not to be run on rainy days. Regular Session, April 4, 1907 121 We believe that the foregoing ar- rangement will be advantageous to the city and will overcome much of the dissatisfaction hitherto existing on ac- count of the lack of facilities to do the street sprinkling properly, and would therefore recommend that the Mayor and City Attorney be instructed to draw up a contract in accordance with the foregoing, to he signed jointly by the Mayor and the proper officer of the Union Electric Company. E. E. McEVOY, Chairman. Ald. McEvoy moved the adoption of the report of the committee on sprink- ling. Carried. Ald. Hines moved that the contractor on West Third street improvement be instructed to proceed with the work according to the grade established by Engineer. Carried. Ald. Thomas, chairman of the special committee to whom was referred the matter of grade for corner of Wash- ington and Sanford streets, offered the followiri : Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the Street Commissioner be instructed to put in a twelve -inch tile pipe sewer on the south side of Sanford street from the west side of Washington street to the first intake east thereof, and to lower the curb at both the southeast and southwest corners of Sanford and Washington streets, and also to raise the crown of Washington street at this :point. Ald Thomas :moved the adoption of the resolution. Ald. Hopkins asked what the cost of the work would be. City Engineer stated the work would cost about $140.00. Ald. Closs stated that this sewer would not altogether remedy the trou- ble now existing, and suggested that the sidewalk on the northwest corner of Washington street be lowered at the city's expense. \ hereupon Ald. Hopkins moved that the matter be referred to the commit- tee of the whole, City Attorney and City Engineer. Carried. Ald. Thomas moved to adjourn until Monday evening, April 8th, 1907. Car- ried. Attest: EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Recorder. Approved 190.. Mayor 122 Adjourned Session, April 8, 1907 GITY OOUNCIL Adjourned Session, April 8th, 1907. (Official.) Council met at 8:20 p. m. Mayor Schunk in the chair. Present —Aids. Closs, Hines, Hop- kins, McEvoy, Stumpf and Thomas. Absent —And. Clancy. Mayor Schunk stated that the meet- ing was an adjourned session for the consideration of any new or unfinished business that night come up before the Council. Claims of Margaret Sears, claiming the sum of $10,000.00 and of Henry Sears, claiming the sum of $5,000.00 as damages for injuries claimed to have been sustained while driving along Seventh avenue, were, on motion, re- ferred to the committee on claims and City Attorney. Ald. Thomas moved that the Council reconsider their action taken at the session of April 4th, 1907, in referring the petition of Bart E. Linehan for the vacation of an alley in Dubuque Harbor Imp. Co.'s add. to the commit- tee of the whole. Carried. Whereupon Ald. Thomas then moved that the petition of Bart E. Linehan for said vacation be granted and the proper resolutions for said vacation be prepared. Carried. Petition of Jos. Ryder asking that the city accept $78.54 in full settle- ment for special assessment levied in 1892 for improving Cleveland avenue abutting lot 91 in Union add., was on motion, referred to the committee of the whole and City Attorney. Petition of the Illinois and Western Railway asking that the ordinance granted them on March 4th, 1907, be again passed and a ninety (90) day clause be inserted so as to give their company GO days in addition to the time granted on March 4th. in which to accent said ordinance. On motion the petition was granted. Whereupon Ald. Hines, chairman of the committee on ordinances, present- ed and read an ordinance amending an ordinance gi•antin^_' to the Illinois & Western Railway, its successors or assigns, the right of way along certain streets and alleys. and to use and occupy for railway purposes certain public grounds in the. city of Dubuque, Iowa. and moved that the readinc inst had be considered its first reading. Carried. Ald. Hines then moved that the rules be suspended for the purpose of reading the ordinance by its title for the second time. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Closs, Hines, Hopkins, McEvoy, Stumpf and Thomas. Nays —None. Absent —Ald. Clancy. • Ald. Hines moved that the ordinance be now adopted as read. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Closs, Hines, Hopkins, McEvoy, Stumpf and Thomas. Nays —None. Absent —Ald. Clancy. The ordinance is as follows: AN ORDINANCE. • AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO THE ILLINOIS AND WESTERN RAIL- WAY, A CORPORATION ORGAN- IZED UNDER THE LAWS OF ILLI- NOIS, ITS SUCCESSORS OR AS- SIGNS, THE RIGHT OF WAY ACROSS AND ALONG CERTAIN STREETS AND ALLEYS, AND TO USE AND OCCUPY FOR RAILWAY PURPOSES CERTAIN PUBLIC GROUNDS IN THE CITY OF 'DU- BUQUE. Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That Section Nineteen (19) of the Ordinance granted to the Illinois and Western Railway on March 4th, 1907, by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, be and the same is hereby amended by repealing said sec- tion and enacting in lieu thereof the following to be known as Section 19 of said original ordinance, as follows: "Section 19. The aforesaid Illinois and Western Railway shall be deemed to have abandoned all rights and privi- leges conferred by this ordinance un- less it shall within ninety (90) days after the passage and approval thereof by the Mayor, file in the office of the City Recorder a written acceptance of the privileges hereby conferred sub- ject. to the condition and terms herein contained." Sec. 2. This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its passage and publication in the Tele- p•raph- Herald. an official newspaper of the City of Dubuque, Iowa. Adopted Approved Attest: City Recorder. , 1907. , 1907. Mayor. Ald. Hines, chairman of the commit- tee on streets. presented the following: Dubuque, Iowa. April Gth. 1907. The following members of the City Council of the City of Dubuque. consti- tuting the committee of the whole, to whom was referred the building of a new bridge across the slough on Sev- enth street connecting with Commer- cial street, recommend that the sub- ject be referred to the street commit- tee with full power. w further recommend that they proceed immediately and make such temporary provisions as will insure the safety of traffic. Matt. Clancy, Chas. T. Thomas, E. E. McEvoy, J. A. Stumpf, N. J. Closs, H. A. Schunk, T. B. Hines. Ald. Hines then moved that the street committee be given power to have the bridge repaired on account of same being in an unsafe condition. Ald. Hopkins stated that no report had ever been made to the Council, that the bridge was in an unsafe condi- tion. and asked for a report from the Engineer as to the condition of the bridge. City Engineer I]g reported the bridge was in an unsafe condition and that it was dangerous to leave the bridge re- main as it was. Ald. Hopkins asked the Engineer to make a written report to the Council giving his opinion. City Engineer IIg presented the fol- lowing: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Dubuque, Iowa: Gentlemen: —In relation to the con - dition of the highway bridge on 7th street across the slough near Day's mill, I wish to report that said bridge should be repaired without further de- * lay, in order to avoid any accident. Respectfully submitted. PAUL ILG, City Engineer. On motion the report of the City Engineer was order record. Ald. Hopkins moved that the street committee be instructed to cut off this bridge from public use until such time as bridge is put in safe condition. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Closs, Hopkins and Mc- Evoy. Nays —Aids. Hines, Stumpf and Thomas. Vote being tie, Mayor Schunk voted yea. Ald. Hopkins moved that the street committee repair the 7th street bridge at once. Carried. • Ald. Hines, chairman of the com- mittee on streets, reported that sev- eral parties had come to him on Sat- urday asking that the work on the Stampfer building be stopped, as the contractor was excavating the alley and street and that he had not taken Adjourned Session, April 8, 1907 123 out a permit for such excavation, and at the demand of these people he had stopped the work. He stated the con- tractors were present to explain their position and he moved that the rules be suspended to allow the contractor permission to address the Council. Carried. Mr. Fred Burdt then addressed the Council, stating that he had obtained a building permit from City Engineer Ilg for erecting the building according to plans and specifications as submit- ted to the City Engineer and that he was not aware it was necessary to take out an excavation permit. Con Sulli- van, Sewer Inspector, also addressed the Council in reference to the con- tractors building a wall east of the sewer in the alley in the rear of the building, Security Building Co. main- taining that the sewer was a private sewer and that they had a right to build this wall as contemplated. Ald. Hines then moved that the con- tractors be granted an excavation per- mit and that the matter of the sewer be referred to the sewer committee and City Attorney with power to act at once. Bill of the City of Dubuque against Key City Gas Co. for $8.00 was pre- sented and on motion was referred to Committee Clerk for collection. Ald. Stumpf, chairman of the com- mittee on sewers, reported as follows: Your committee on sewers, to whom was referred the petition of Roshek Bros.. asking that they be granted per- mission to connect their new building on the corner of Eighth and Main streets with the sanitary sewer in the alley between Main and Iowa streets because the sewer in the alley between Main and Locust streets is too high to be available, would respectfully recommend that the prayer of the said petitioners be granted, provided the work be done at their own expense, with the exception of one manhole which it has been agreed shall be nut in by the city, and provided further that the contractors doing said work shall furnish a bond to the eonti''ctnre doing the work of brick - paving Eighth street, conditioned on the replacing of said Eighth street to the satisfaction of the company doing the said brick - paving. J. A. STUMPF, Chairman. Ald. Stumpf moved the adoption of the report of the committee on sewers, Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Closs, Hopkins, McEvoy, Stumpf and Thomas. Nays —Ald. Hines. Absent —And. Clancy. Ald. Stumpf then moved that the 12.4 Adjourned Session, April 8, 1907 bill of Linehan & Molo of $46.25 for constructing manhole be allowed in the sum of $25.00. Ald. Hopkins moved as a substitute that the bill be referred to the sewer committee for their recommendation. Carried. Ald. Stumpf also reported as fol- lows: Your committee on sewers would re- spectfully recommend that the special assessment levied against M. Spiel- man, owner of lot 2 of the sub. of mineral lot .67, for the construction of a sanitary sewer in Dodge street, be canceled because we find that said as- sessment was levied without taking into consideration the question of bene- fits. J. A. STUMPF, Chairman. Alcl. Stumpf moved the adoption of the report. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Closs, Hines Hopkins, McEvoy, Stumpf and Thomas. Nays —None. Absent —Aid. Clancy. Alderman McEvoy offered the fol- lowing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuoue, That it is deemed necessary and advisable to improve the alley between Main and Locust streets from the north lot line of Seventh street to the south lot line of Ninth street, and it is hereby pro- posed to grade and brick -pave said alley on a concrete foundation and to assess the cost of said grading, brick - pavinn and foundation against the abutting property. Ald. McEvoy moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Closs. Hines, Hopkins, McEvoy, Stumpf and Thomas. Nays —None. Absent —Ald. Clancy. A1cl roan McEvoy also offered the following: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the City Engineer be and he is hereby directed to prepare a plat showing generally the location, nature and extent of the proposed improvement on the alley between Main and Locust streets, from the north lot line of Seventh street to the south lot line of Ninth street, and the kind of material to be used, and an estimate of the entire cost thereof, and the amount and cost of such im- provement, and the amount assessable upon any railway or street railway company, the amount and cost thereof, to be paid by the city, if any, and the cost thereof and amount assessable upon each lot or parcel of land ad- jacent to or abutting upon such im- provement per front foot, and to file such plat and estimate in the office of the City Recorder; that after the filing of said .plat and estimate in his office, the City Recorder shall publish in three consecutive issues of a news- paper published in this city, a notice stating that such plat and estimates are on file, the location and nature of the improvement, kind of material to be used, and an estimate of its cost,. and the time before which objections thereto can be filed, and the time fixed for hearing, which time shall not be less than five days after the last publi- cation of such notice, and after such publication shall have been made, the City Recorder shall. at the next regu- lar session of the City Council, notify the Council thereof in writing, with a printed copy of such notice accom- panying the same. Ald. McEvoy moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Closs, Hines, Hopkins, McEvoy, Stumpf and Thomas. Nays —None. ' Absent —Ald. Clancy. Alderman- Thomas offered the fol- lowing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That it is deemed necessary and advisable to construct a sanitary sewer in Eagle Point avenue, and it is hereby pro- posed to construct a sanitary sewer in said Eagle Point avenue as follows, to -wit: An eight -inch tile pipe sewer from the intersection of Windsor ave- nue to the middle of Stafford avenue, and to assess the cost of said sewer against the abutting property. Ald. Thomas moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Aids, Closs. Hines, Hopkins, McEvoy, Stumpf and Thomas. Nays —None. Absent —Ald. Clancy. Alderman Thomas also offered the following: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the City Engineer be and he is hereby directed to prepare a plat and specifications for an eight -inch tile pipe sanitary sewer in Eagle Point avenue, from the middle of Stafford avenue, showing the intersection of Windsor avenue to the location and general nature of such improvement, the extent thereof, the size and kind of material to be used, and to prepare an estimate of the cost thereof and the amount assessable upon each -lot or parcel of land ad- jacent to or abutting thereon per front or square feet in area, and to file such plat, specifications and estimate in the office of the City Recorder. That after such plat is so filed, the City Recorder shall cause to be pub- lished notice of the intention of the Council to make such improvement, which notice shall be published in three consecutive issues of the official newspaper of the City of Dubuque, stating that such plat is on file and generally the nature of the sewer, its location, size and kinds of material to be used, and the estimate of its cost, and fixing the time before which objections can be filed, which time shall not be less than five days after the last publication of such notice, and after the completion of the publica- tion of such notice, he shall at its next session notify the Council thereof in writing with a printed copy of such notice accompanying the same. Ald. Thomas moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Aids. Closs, Hines, Hopkins, McEvoy, Stumpf and Thomas. Nays —None. Absent —Ald. Clancy.. Alderman Closs offered the follow- ing: . Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That it is deemed necessary and advisable to improve Althauser avenue from Staf- ford avenue to Eagle street, and it is hereby proposed to grade, curb, gutter and macadamize said street and to assess the cost of said curbing, gut- tering and macadamizing against the abutting property. Ald. Closs moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Closs. Hines, Hopkins, McEvoy, Stumpf and Thomas. Nays —None. Absent —Ald. Clancy. Alderman Closs also offered the fol- lowing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque. That the City Engineer be and he is hereby directed to prepare a plat showing generally the location, nature and extent of the proposed improvement on Althauser avenue from Stafford avenue to Eagle street, and the kind of material to be - used, and an estimate of the entire cost thereof, and the amount and cost of such improvement, and the amount assessable anon any railway or street railway company, the amount and cost thereof, to be Paid by the city, if any, and the cost thereof and amount as- sessable upon each lot or parcel of land adjacent to or abutting upon such improvement per front foot, and to file such plat and estimate in the of- fice of the City Recorder; that after the filing of said plat and estimate in his office, the City Recorder shall pub- Adjourned Session, April 8, 1907 125 lish in three consecutive issues of a newspaper published in this city, a notice stating that such plat and esti- mates are on file, the location and na- ture of the improvement, kind of ma- terial to be used, and an estimate of its cost, and the time before which ob- jections thereto can be filed, and the time fixed for hearing. which time shall not be less than five days after the last Publication of such notice, and after such nublication shall have been made, the City Recorder shall, at the next regular session of the City Council; notify the Council thereof in writing, with a printed copy of such notice ac- companying the same. Ald. Closs moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Closs. Hines, Hopkins, McEvoy, Stumpf and Thomas. Nays —None. Absent —Ald. Clancy. Alderman Closs also offered the fol- lowing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuoue, That it is deemed necessary and advisable to improve Twenty -fifth street from Jack- son street to Elm street, and it is here- by proposed. to grade, curb, gutter and macadamize said street and to assess the cost of said curbing, guttering and macadamizing against the abutting property. Ald. Closs moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Closs. Hines, Hopkins, McEvoy, Stumpf and Thomas. Nays —None. Absent —Ald. Clancy. Alderman Closs also offered the fol- lowing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the Citv of Dnbuone. That the City Engineer be and he is hereby directed to prepare a plat showing generally the location, nature and extent of the proposed improvement on Twenty -fifth street, from Jackson street to Elm street, and the kind of material to be used, and an estimate of the entire cost thereof, and the amount and cost of such improvement, and the amount assessable upon any railway or street ailwa companv. the amount and cost thereof, to be »aid by the city, if any, and the cost thereof and amount as- sessable upon each lot or parcel of land adjacent to or abutting uuon such improvement ner front foot. and to file such plat and estimate in the office of the City Recorder; that after the filing of said plat and estimate in his office, the City Recorder shall publish in three consecutive issues of a news- paper published in this .city, a notice stating that such plat and estimates 126 Adjourned Session, April 8, 1907 are on file, the location and nature of the improvement, kind of material to be used, and an estimate of its cost, and the time before which objections thereto can be filed, and the time fixed for hearing, which time shall not be less than five days after the last pub- lication of such notice, and after such publication shall have been made, the City Recorder shall, at the next regu- lar session of the City Council, notify the Council thereof in writing, with a printed copy of such notice accom- panying the same. Ald. Closs moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Close. Hines, Hopkins, McEvoy, Stumpf and Thomas. Nays —None. Absent —Ald. Clancy. City Engineer Ilg presented the fol- lowing: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen:— According to the in- structions of the City Council, April 4th, 1907, I examined the grade of Grandview avenue from Bennett street to Dodge street, also took a view of the street and found that a lowering of 3 to 4 feet of said grade at North street would be advisable in order to provide for a better drainage. Said change of grade would necessitate a 10 -inch tile pipe sewer at North street from the east side of Grandview ave- nue to the west side of Grandview ave- nue, Respectfully submitted. • PAUL ILG, City Engineer. On motion the report of the City Engineer was received and filed. Ald. Hopkins moved that the City Engineer prepare a plat and profile of the proposed change of grade of Grand- view avenue. Carried. Ald. McEvoy moved that the City Engineer be instructed to prepare a plan and profile of the most feasible plan for a sanitary sewer to be con- structed from the city limits over Delhi street in front of the Presby- terian Theological Seminary, along Grandview avenue, Delhi street, to con- nect with Sanitary Sewer. Carried Street Commissioner Kearney re- ported that Elm street from 24th to 26th has been rolled and is now finished. . Ald. Closs then moved that Elm street from 24th to 26th streets be ac- cepted. Carried. Ald. Hines moved to adjourn until April 18th, 1907. Carried.' EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Attest: Recorder. Approved 190. . Mayor CITY COUNCIL REGULAR SESSION, APRIL 18TH, 1907. (Official.) Council met at 8:25 p. m. Mayor Schunk in the chair. Present —Alds. Closs, Hines, Mc- Evoy, Stumpf and Thomas. Absent —Alds Clancy and Hopkins. _PETITIONS AND COMMUNICA- TIONS. Petition of Mary A. Collins, asking - that the taxes for the year 1906 on lot 1 of city sub lot No. 595 be canceled, was on motion referred to the commit- tee of the whole. Petition of St. Joseph's College ask - ing that taxes on lot 1 of subdivision of outlot 741 be cancelled, was on mo- tion referred to the committee of the - whole. • Petition of Wm. L. Roehl, asking that the city have the curb in front of the east side of lot 21, Finley's addi- tion, reset so he can have cement side- walk laid, was on motion referred to committee on streets and street com- missioner. Petition of H. J. Jecklin et al, asking that Millville Road from Lemon street to the city limits be repaired, the cost of said repairs to be taken out of the money received from the county, was on motion referred to the committee on streets until such time as they hear from the Board of Supervisors. Petition of Chas. H. Bradley et al, .asking that an electric light be placed on Madison street midway between Seminary and Seventeenth streets, was on motion referred to the committee on police and light. Petition of Nort Zengel et al, ask- ing that St. Ambrose street from Wil- low to Asbury streets be improved, was on motion referred to the committee of the whole. Petition of A. R. Flick Box Company, asking that they be granted the right to cross the alley running through block 17 with a spur track to their box factory now being erected, was on motion granted and matter referred to the ordinance committee and city at- torney to prepare an ordinance grant- ing said privilege. Invitation of the city of Galena,'Il- linois, to the mayor and city council to Regular Session, April 18, 1907 127 attend the annual Grant Day celebra- tion and the laying of the corner stone of the Felt- Carnegie Library building, on April 27, 1907, was read and on motion same was accepted and as many of the members of the coun- cil as can will attend same. Original notice in the District Court in case of Margaret Metz vs. City of Dubuque, claiming damages for per- sonal injuries sustained by falling on defective walks, was on motion refer- red to the committee on claims and city attorney. Original notice in the District Court in the case of Clara Wieland vs. City of Dubuque, claiming damages to her property, was on motion referred to the committee on claims and city at- torney. Remonstrance of Paul Beaver et al, remonstrating against the improve- ment of Twenty -fifth street from Washington to Jackson streets, was on motion referred to the committee of the whole. Petition .of John Vollenweider, ask- ing that the special assessment of 70c levied for cutting weeds in July, 1905, against lot 199, Woodlawn Park Ad- dition, be cancelled, as same is erro- neous, was on motion granted and the treasurer to be instructed accord- ingly. Following communication from the Union Electric Co. was presented and read. Dubuque, Iowa, Nov. 3rd, 1906. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Dubuque, Iowa. Gentlemen: —The Union Electric Company hereby accepts the Ordinance adopted at the regular meeting' of the City Council of Dubuque, held Novem- ber 1, which Ordinance is entitled "An Ordinance granting the Union Electric Company of Dubuque, its successors and assigns, the right to erect and maintain poles, wires and other fixtures in the streets, alleys, and public parks of the City of Du- buque, for electric light power and other purposes until March 6th, 1927, and abrogating all franchises previ- ously granted to said Union Electric Company, or any of its predecessors in title or interest, except the street railway franchise granted to said Un- ion Electric Company, on March 6, 1902, and excepting an ordinance adopt- ed June 16th, 1904, to construct a sin- gle track along Twenty- fourth street '21 of said sub- division, in the City of Dubuque, Iowa. Notice was served on the respective property owners. Respectfully submitted, PAUL ILG, City Engineer. On motion report of the City Engi- neer was received and filed. Sidewalk Inspector Mahoney report- ed as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: — The undersigned would respectfully request your hon- orable body to cancel special assess- ment for $1.25 levied against Mary Tench, East Dubuque add.. lot 146, for repairing sidewalk in July, 1906, as same is erroneous. Also would respectfully request the cancellation of the special assessment for 55c levied against Flora Strinsky, Hodge's sub., lot 17, for repairing' side- walk in 1905, as same is evidently erroneous. Respectfully submitted. JOHN MAHONEY, • Sidewalk Inspector. On motion the report of th" side- walk inspector was received and filed. and the treasurer to be instructed to cancel the various assessments on his books. City Recorder Linehan presented and read the printed notice, certified to by the publisher, of the council's intention to construct a sanitary sewer in Eagle Point avenue from the inter- section of Windsor avenue to the mid- dle of Stafford avenue. No remonstrance being filed, and no one in the room objecting to the con- struction of the proposed sewer. the notice Was, on motion, received and filed. City Recorder Linehan also present- ed and read the printed notice, certified to by the publisher, of the council's in- tention to vacate a certain strip of ground in Morgan's addition to Joseph Morgan. A remonstrance of the Independent Presbyterian church of Dubuque, re- monstrating against said vacation, was read and by unanimous consent of the council, permission was granted the remonstrators to address the coun- cil in reference to the vacation of the grounds. Mr. Glenn Brown then addressed the council. On motion the printed notice was re- ceived and filed and the remonstrance referred to the committee of the whole to view the grounds. Bids for sweeping the paved streets and for hauling away the sweepings Regular Session, April 18, 1907 129 were presented, and on motion were referred to the committee on streets without being opened. Bids for constructing a storm water sewer in Twenty - second street were presentecl and on motion were opened and read. Bids are as follows: M. Tschirgi & Sons - 30 inch circular steel re- inforced concrete pipe, $2.00 per lineal foot. Catch basins, each $15.00. Manholes, each $25.00. 24 -inch connecting pipe, $1.75 per lineal foot. 18 -inch connecting pipe, $1.30 per lineal foot. 12 -inch connecting pipe, $1.00 per lineal foot. Or sewer complete with manholes, catch basins and connecting pipe to basins as shown on plans, per lineal foot $2.90. Street & Steuck.- 30 inch tile pipe sewer, per lineal foot $2.57. 24 inch connecting pipe; per lineal foot, $1.50. 12 inch connecting pipe, per lineal foot, 50c. 8 inch connecting pipe, per lineal foot, 35c. Manholes each, $20.00 Intakes each, $15.00. On motion the bids were referred to the committee of the whole for inves- tigation and to readvertise for bids if necessary. The following bills were ordered paid: John Parker, 14 3 -4 yards Macadam, $11.05. Pat McPoland, 15 yards macadam, $11.25. John McLaughlin, 3 yards macadam, $2.26. John Pullens, 25.5 yards macadam, $19.10. Philip Becker, 91 yards macadam, $91.00. Peter Jacobs, 75 yards macadam, $56.25. Tom Malloy, 21 yards macadam, $15.75. Ed Malloy, 33 yards macadam, $24.75 Patrick Furey, 48 yards macadam, $48.00 Joseph Heck, 45 yards macadam $45.00. Street & Steuck, grading Adams av- enue, $198.00. Jas. Hird, services as inspector san- itary sewer in Chestnut street, $7.70 O. Farrell Contracting Co., grading West Thrid street, $270.00. Ald. Hines, chairman of the com- mittee on streets, reported that the Seventh street bridge had been repair- 128 Regular Session, April 18, 1907 to the intersection of said street with -fouler Avenue." Respectfully yours UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY By D. D. Myers, Vice President. J. R. Lindsay, Secretary. On motion acceptance of the Union Electric Co. was received and same to be attached to their ordinance. The following communication from the Dubuque Boat and Boiler Works was presented and read: Dubuque, Ia., April 10th, 1907. To the Honorable- Mayor and City Council of City of Dubuque. Gentlemen: —The Dubuque Boat and Boiler Works hereby accept the Or- dinance adopted at the regular meet- ing of the City Council of Dubuque held March 21, 1907 which Ordinance is entitled. An Ordinance for the Vacation of a strip of public land located between the north side of the ice harbor and the south line of blocks "D" "E" & "L" of Booth's addition to the City of Dubuque and extending from the westerly line extended of lot "7" of block "D" easterly to the westerly line extended of lot "13" of block L of said Booth's addition, said strip being a portion of the levee on the north side of the ice harbor of the City of Dubuque, Iowa. Respectfully Yours, DUBUQUE BOAT & BOILErR. WORKS, By President, John Killeen. Sec. & Treas. J. J. Schriener. On motion the acceptance of their ordinance by the Dubuque Boat and Boiler Works was received and same to be attached to their Ordinance. REPORTS OF OFFICERS. Mayor Schunk presented the follow - ing: Dubuque, Iowa, April 6,1907. To the Honorable City Council Dear sirs: —I have the honor to re- port that as per settlement and re- lease attached, I have paid to Miss Nellie Hennessy as directed by your honorable body, the sum of Five hun- dred dollars ($500.00) in full for all claims for damages sustained by her as a result of her falling on a side- walk on the south east corner of Need- ham Place on or about October 16th, 1906. Respectfully, H. A. SCHUNK, Mayor. On motion the report of the Mayor was approved. Street Commissioner Kearney re- ported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: —I herewith submit my pay roll for labor on streets in the different road districts during the first half of April, 1907: Amount due laborers on streets $2,386.20 - Approved by committee on streets. Also submit my pay roll for labor on sewers during the first half of April, 1907: Amount due laborers on sew- ers $214.50' - Approved by committee on sewers. Respectfully submitted, JOHN KEARNEY, Street Commissioner. On motion the pay rolls on streets - and sewers were received and war- rants ordered drawn to pay the var- ious amounts and the pay rolls re- ferred back to the proper committees. Committee Clerk Lawlor reported as follows: Dubuque, Iowa, April 9, 1907. To the Honorable Mayor and City - Council of the City of Dubuque: Gentlemen:— Attached hereto please find the receipts of the City Treasurer for Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), being the amount which your honor- able body directed me to collect from the Governor's Greys for armory rent- al to January 1, 1907. Respectfully, JOHN W. LAWLOR, Committee Clerk. On motion the report of the Com- mittee Clerk was received and filed. City Engineer Ilg reported as fol- lows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Dubuque, Iowa: Gentlemen: — Please find attached' plan for a storm water sewer in West Locust street from the present end' of the sewer to a point from 800 to 900 feet further west. Respectfully submitted, PAUL ILG, City Engineer. On motion the report of the City Engineer was received and filed and the plan of the storm water sewer was referred to the committee on streets. City Engineer Ilg also reported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: — Herewith please find attached a plat showing proposed va- cation of a part of the street lying between south line of West 17th street and the north Side of lots 22, 23, 24 of • Morgan's sub- division, and east of lot 130 Regular Session, April 18, 1907 ed as far as same could be repaired at the present time, and he presented the bill of Jesse Jellison for said repairs amounting to $356.10, and on motion a warrant was ordered drawn to pay said bill. Ald. Hines also reported as follows: Your Committe on Streets. to whom was referred the remonstrance of A. A. Flick et al against the assessment for the improvement of Elm street from Twenty- fourth to Twenty -sixth street and also the assessment pro- posed to be levied for said improve- ment, would respectfully recommend that said remonstrance be received and filed and that the City Recorder be instructed to publish the notice of as- sessment for said improvement as re- quired by ordinance. T. B. HINES, Chairman. Ald. Hines moved the adoption of the report of the committee on Streets. Carried. Ald. Stumpf chairman of the com- mittee on sewers reported as follows: Your Committee on Sewers, to whom was referred the petition of A. F. Heeb asking that he be granted permission to construct a private sewer in Rock Street to connect. lots 30 and 31 in Far - ley's sub. with the Julien Avenue sani- tary sewer, would respectfully recom- mend that the prayer of the petitioner .be granted provided the work be done' under the direction of the committee on sewers and city engineer. Also, the undersigned, committee on :sewers, to whom was referred the mat- ter of the construction of the wall in the Security Building, now being con- structed in the alley at the rear of said building, would respectfully re- port: That they have allowed said Secur- ity Building Company to proceed with .said work on conditions that they take proper care of the sewers and connec- tions now running through or along the inside of the walls of their build - in_. Dated this 9th day of April, 1907. J. A. STUMPF, BRAD HOPKINS, Committee on Sewers. J. W. KINTZINGER, City Attorney. The Security Bldg. Co. hereby ac- cept the above conditions. Dubuque, Ia., April 9, 1907. SECURITY BUILDING CO. BY J. F. STAMPFER, President. BY F. W. ALTMAN„ Secretary. Ald. Stumpf moved the adoption of the various reports of the committee on sewers. — Carried. Ald. Hines presented the following: Your Committee of the Whole, to whom were referred the bids for the construction of a storm water sewer in Seventeenth. Street, would respect- fully recommend that the contract for doing said work be awarded to M. Tschirgi & Sons, they being the low- est bidders and their bonds be placed at $250.00. Also, your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of James A. Hayes, administrator of the estate of Mary A. Mulkern, deceased, asking that the City Treasurer be in- structed to accept the sum of Fifty -six and 5 100 Dollars ($56.05) in settlement of the special assessment levied against city lot No. 221 for the im- provement of Iowa street, would re- spectfully recommend that the prayer of the petitioner be granted and that the City Treasurer be so notified. Ald. Hines moved the adoption of the various reports of the committee of the whole. Carried. Ald. Hines moved that the matter of uniforms for the policemen be re- ferred to the committee on police and light. Carried. Mayor Schunk stated the contract with the Union Electric Co. for the sprinkling of the streets was drawn up and ready to be signed, when Mr. L. D. Mathes, manager of the Union Electric Co. returned to the city on Saturday. Ald. Closs, chairman of the Board of Health, reported as follows: Dubuque, Iowa, April 8th, 1907. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: —Your Board of Health would respectfully report that at a meeting held April 5th, 1907, the con- tract for hauling garbage and dead animals for the season of 1907 was awarded to E. E. Frith at $16.94 per day during the entire season. Also report the contract for vault cleaning was awarded to Mr. Martin Bennett at 10c per cubic foot, below the bluffs and 11c per cubic foot on the bluffs, for the season from May 1, 1907 to May 1, 1908. Also report the following officers were appointed to serve for the en- suing year: Sanitary Policeman —Frank Flynn. Health Physician —Dr. Chas. Palen. We also recommend that warrants be drawn in the sum of $39:00 in favor of Joseph Scanlan and E. P. Peryon, respectively, for acting as members of the Board of Health from April 1st, 1906, to April 1st, 1907. Also report that Sanitary Officer Flynn was instructed to notify Messrs. .John Olinger and Joseph Hird to re- -move the nuisances now on their premises situated between 16th and 17th and Main and Locust street, im- mediately. N. J. GLOSS, Chairman. Mayor Schunk stated that the bid of E. E. Frith was the only one pre- sented for the hauling of garbage for - the season of 1907, and that it was higher than the last year's contract. Ald. Closs moved the adoption of - the various reports of the Board of Health. Carried. Alderman McEvoy moved that the ordinance committee be instructed to amend Section 4 of the ordinance re- establishing the office of Street Com- missioner by striking the words "Ten Hundred Dollars" therefrom and in- •serting in lieu thereof the words "Twelve Hundred Dollars." Carried. Ald. Hines moved that the wages of the street laborers be increased 10c per day, from $1.50 to $1.60 per day, commencing April 15th, 1907. Carried. Alderman Hines offered the follow- ing: Whereas, Bart E. Linehan has filed his petition asking for the vacation of the alley in Block twenty (20) in Dubuque Harbor Company's addition, and represents that he is the owner of all the property abutting on said alley, and Whereas, said Bart E. Linehan lep• resents further that it is his intention to use said block for manufacturing purposes, therefore be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the City Engi- neer be and he is hereby directed to make a survey and plat of that part of said alley proposed to be vacated, to be filed in said Engineer's office •subject to public inspection, and to give the notices required by ordinance to all the owners of property abutting said ground proposed to be vacated, and to publish the notice required by ordinance of the said proposed vaca- tion. Ald. Hines moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried. Ald. Thomas moved to adjourn until May 2nd, 1907. Carried. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Attest: Recorder Approved 190., Mayor, Regular Session, April 18, 1907 131 132 Special Session, April 22, 1907 CITY COUNCIL Special Session, April 22nd, 1907. (Official.) Council met at 5:50 p. m. Mayor Schunk in the chair. Present —Alds. Clancy, Closs, Hines, Hopkins, McEvoy, Stumpf and Thomas. Absent —None. Mayor Schunk stated the objects of the meeting were as follows: 1st. To consider the proposed grade of Bluff street from Eighth to Twelfth streets. 2nd. To consider the plan for a storm water sewer in West Locust street. 3rd. To make the appointments of officers for the ensuing year. 4th. To take up and consider the bids for the construction of a storm water sewer in Twenty- second street. Ald. Hines, chairman of the commit- tee on ordinances, presented the fol- lowing: Your committee on ordinances, to whom was referred the profile showing a proposed change on Bluff street from Eighth to Twelfth street, together with the report of the City Engineer showing the list of property that had been improved according to the origi- nal grade, would respectfully recom- mend that the proposed change in said grade be accepted and that further action be postponed thereon until the proper procedure be taken to legally re- establish said grade. T. B. HINES, Chairman. Ald. Hines moved the adoption of the report of the committee on ordinances. Carried. Ald. Hines, chairman of the commit- tee on streets, presented the following: Your committee on streets, to whom was referred the plan for a storm water sewer in West Locust street, would respectfully recommend that the same be referred back to the City Engi- neer with instructions to prepare a plan showing a 48 -inch re- inforced con- crete circular sewer in said street. T. B. HINES. Chairman. Ald. Hines moved the adoption of the report of the committee on streets. Carried. Ald. Clancy, chairman of the com- mittee of the whole, reported as fol- lows: Your committee of the whole would respectfully recommend that the fol- lowing named parties be appointed to the various offices and that their ap- pointment be made subject to the pleas- ure of the City Council: Chief of Fire Departiment— Joseph: Reinfried. Committee Clerk —John W. Lawlor. City Electrician —W. P. Hipman. Street Commissioner —John Kearney._ Assistant Street Commissioner—Guy - G. White. Sidewalk Inspector —John Mahoney. Superintendent of Sprinkling —John. B. Taylor. Sewer Inspector —Con Sullivan. Park Custodians —P. Ryan and H._ Schoenbeck. Marketmaster —C. W. Katz. Poundmaster —Thos. Hackney. Harbor Master —J. H. Carroll. Foreman Fourth Street Dump — James Callaghan. Foreman Garbage Dump —Wm.. Coughlan. Carpenter —Ed. Fitzlaff. Driver Carpenter Wagon —J. Dobler.. Engineer Steam Roller —H. Rowland. Stoker Steam Roller —Bart. McDon— nell. Janitress —Mrs. Koenig. Sewer Gang —D. Cunningham, E. Daley, F. Luchterhand, J. Rooney,. James Smith, Jos. Tacke, James Wells. Street Sweepers —M. Lonergan, John. Ess, Jas. Connolly, Chas. O'Neil, Thos. Donahue, John Kness, M. Carney. We would also recommend that all. the present weighmasters be retained. during the ensuing year. Also, your committee of the whole; to whom were referred the bids for the - construction of a 30 -inch storm water sewer in Twenty - second street, would. respectfully recommend that the con- tract for doing said work be let to M. Tschirgi & Sons, they being the lowest bidders, for a concrete pipe sewer in said Twenty- second street from Jack- son street to the Bee Branch serer, and their bonds be placed at $250.00. M. CLANCY, Chairman. Ald. Clancy moved the adoption_ of the various reports of the committee of the whole. Carried. Ald. Stumpf moved to adjourn to May 2nd, 1907. Carried. EDMUND A. LINEHAN,. City Recorder. Attest: Mayor Approved 190... Recorder.. List of City Warrants City Recorder's Office, Dubuque, Iowa, April 1, 1907. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of Dubuque: Gentlemen: The following is a complete list of warrants issued by me during the month of March, 1907: Labor on streets in the several Road Districts during the first half of March, 1907: Paul Becker, 4th $ 9 40 J. Brachtenbach, 5th..... 3 00 J. Brenner, 5th 3 00 Jerry Cahill, 1st 75 P. Cramer, 2nd 7 15 J. Callaghan, 2nd 20 00 M. Carney, 4th 9 75 J. Canavan, 4th 13 60 W. Coughlan, health 19 50 J. P. Cooney, $3.90 in each dis- trict John Dobler, $4.00 in each dis- trict M. Farrell, 1st F. Frick, 2nd E. Fitzlaff, $4.50 in each dis- trict Barney Glass, 2ncl Jos. Gavin, 2nd John Hafey, 1st E. Herbst, 4th P. Hamel, 4th J. Keast, 2nd N. Kettenhofen, 3rd J. Kraus, 5th J. Lowery, 1st Thos. Malloy, 3rd Nic. Martin, 4th J. McNulty, 1st P. McPoland, 4th R. McGivern, 4th J. McGrath, 4th Thos. McEvoy, 4th P. S. Norton, 4th Chas. O'Neil, 2nd W. Quinlan, 2nd Phil Reddin, 2nd James Reid, 4th James Ryan, 2nd Nic Sweeney, 1st John Spear, 2nd John Sloan, 3rd F. Scherr, 3rd P. Smith, 4th J. Schofield, 5th M. Specht, 5th W. Tobin, 4th J. Twieg, 5th T. Taylor, 4th, short from Feb- ruary John Ward, 3rd W. Bradley, 1st M. Hannan, 2nd John Leicht, 5th J. Linehan, 85c in each district J. J. McCollins, 2nd J. McQuillan, 3rd Ed. Seeley, 1st List of Warrants 133 19 50 20 00 2 25 10 15 22 50 6 75 20 00 3 00 4 50 10 80 2 25 9 40 5 25 3 00 1 50 16 20 5 25 8 25 20 00 19 80 22 00 19 80 5 25 3 75 75 1 50 19 50 16 50 75 7 15 20 00 3 00 1 50 20 00 12 75 75 1 20 75 2 15 1 70 1 70 4 25 1 70 3 85 17. 50 Art Turner, 3rd 8 10 James Tobin, 4th 34 45 Labor on Sewers for the first half of March, 1907: D. Cunningham $ 20 80 E. Daley 20 80 F. Luchterhand 20 80 W. Lillie 20 80 J. Rooney 20 80 J. Smith 20 80 C. Sullivan 25 00 J. Tacke 20 80 J. Wells 20 80 Labor on Garbage Dump during the first half of March, 1907: P. Ahern $ 1 80 T. Barrett 7 20 J. Beakey 1 80 T. Cahill 7 20 W. Carter 6 30 Peter Carney 5 40 M. Kenneally 7 20 Ed. Magner 3 60 M. O'Meara 7 20 W. O'Brien 25 00 Chas. Post 1 80 Geo. Reynolds 6 30 Peter Apel 3 85 W. Bradley 2 15 J. Linehan 3 85 D. O'Meara 3 85 E. E. Frith, removing dogs and dead animals during months of November and December, 1906, and January and Feb- ruary, 1907 $ 45 00 C. Lawrence, painting and pa- pering matron's rooms 75 12 100 39 7 19 23 C. Reilly, macadam John Mullin, macadam Mike Carney, macadam Barney Glass, macadam Fred Keck, macadam Paul Becker, macadam B. F. Richardson, refund of Auctioneer License 50 00 H. A. Schunk, settlement of claim and court costs in B. Madden case against City of Dubuque 812 00 I hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct list of all warrants issued by me during the month of March, 1907. 00 50 60 00 76 90 70 EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. NOTICE IN RELATION TO CLEAN- ING ALLEYS. Section 34 of the Ordinance in rela- tion to Offenses and Penalties reads as follows: No person shall cast or leave ex- posed in any street, alley, lot, common, or water course within the city, the carcass of any animal, or any putrid or unsound meat, fish, or other sub- stance, or make use, keep, or permit, in his, her or their dwelling heusr, 134 Official Notices Official Notices 1 35 shop, store, factory, outhouse, cellar, yard, lot ,or any other place within the city, any noisome or offensive liquid, or substance injurious to the health of the citizens, or an annoyance to the neighborhood, or throw any filth, ma- nure, offal, or other offensive matter, in any street, alley, lot, or water course in the city, and any person who shall refuse or neglect to remove on being notified by the city any such offensive substance made, used or kept by such person, shall be subject to a fine of not less than one dollar nor more than twenty dollars, and be imprisoned until such fine and costs are paid, not exceeding thirty days. In accordance with the foregoing section, you are hereby notified to re- move all filth, ashes, rubbish, etc., from the alley in rear of your premises with- in ten (10) days from date of this no- tice or you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. H. A. SCHUNK, Mayor. Dubuque, Iowa, April 14, 1907. VACATION NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that a propo- sition is now pending before the City Council of the City of Dubuque, for the vacation of the alley in Block 20 Du- buque Harbor Co.'s addition a plat of which proposed vacation has been filed in the office of the City Engineer of said City, and you are notified that at a session of the said City Council to the holden at the City Hall of said City, on the 2nd day of May A. D., 1907 it will be determined whether said proposed vacation will be made, and you are hereby notified to appear be- fore said Council at said session, and show cause, if any you have, why pro- posed vacation should not be made. PAUL ILG, City Engineer. Dubuque, Iowa, April 22nd, 1907. 4- 22 -10t NOTICE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT Notice is hereby given to all con- cerned that a special assessment will be levied to pay for the improvement of Elm street from 24th to 26th streets, O'Farrell Contracting Co., contractors. Amount of special assessment, $2,997.60, against the abutting property upon and along said street as pro- vided by law, at a session of the City Council to be held May 2nd, 1907. And that there is a plat and sched- ule on file in the office of the City Recorder of said City of Dubuque, showing the street, on which said im- provement was made and the separ- ate lots and parcels of ground and specified portions thereof subject to assessment of such improvement, the names of the owners as far as practi- cable, and the amount to be assessed against each lot or parcel of ground, which plat and schedule is subject to public inspection. And that any and all persons oh- jecting to said special assessment of said plat must file his or their ob- jection in writing with the City Re- corder of said City of Dubuque on or before said session of the City Coun- cil to be held May 2nd, 1907 or to appear at said session of the council to show cause, if any you have, why said assessment should not be levied. Dated at Dubuque, Iowa, April 23rd, 1907. 4- 23 -3t. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. NOTICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S INTEN- TION TO CONSTRUCT A SANI- TARY SEWER IN EAGLE POINT AVENUE, FROM THE INTERSEC- TION OF WINDSOR AVENUE TO THE MIDDLE OF STAFFORD AVENUE. To All Whom It May Concern: You and each of you are hereby no- tified that it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Dubuque to construct an 8 -inch tile pipe sani- tary sewer in Eagle Point avenue from the intersection of Windsor ave- nue to the middle of Stafford avenue. That a plat and specifications of said proposed sewer is now on file in the office of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engineer that it will require 430 lineal feet of 8 -inch tile pipe with 2 manholes and will cost the abutting property own- ers $380.00. Any persons having objection to the construction of said sanitary sewer are hereby notified to appear before the City Council at its regular session April 18th, 1907, or to file in writing with the City Recorder their objec- tions on or before April 18th, 1907. Dated at Dubuque, April 9th, 1907. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 4 -9 -3t City Recorder. Notice to Contractors. Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the City Recorder until 7:30 o'clock p. m. Thursday, April 18th, 1907, for the construction of a storm water sewer in 22nd street from the west side of Jackson street to the Bee Branch sewer in Washington street, in accordance with plans and specifications now on file in the office of the City Recorder. The work to be completed on or be- fore the 1st day of July, 1907, and shall be paid for when said work is completed and accepted by the City Council. The proposals for doing the work will be acted upon by the City Coun- cil on the 18th day of April, 1907. Bidders must state price per lineal foot for 30 -inch tile pipe sewer, 30- inch concrete pipe sewer, square stone sewer, intakes, each, manholes, each. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for $50.00 on some Dubuque bank as a guarantee that a contract will be entered into if award- ed. The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated at Dubuque,, April 9th, 1907. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 4 -9 -3t. City Recorder. Notice to Team Owners. Bids will be received at the City Re- corder's office up to 7:30 p. m., Thurs• day, April 18th, 1907, for sweeping the brick paved streets according to the schedule on file in the City Engineer's office, and also for hauling the sweep- ings therefrom. Bidders may bid on both contracts, but must in all cases specify the amounts for each. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 4 -10 -3t City Recorder. (Official Publication). AN ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO THE ILLINOIS AND WESTERN RAIL- WAY, A CORPORATION ORGAN- IZED UNDER THE LAWS OF IL- LINOIS, ITS SUCCESSORS OR AS- SIGNS, THE RIGHT OF WAY ACROSS AND ALONG CERTAIN STREETS AND ALLEYS, AND TO TJ1 •E AND OCCUPY FOR RAILWAY PURPOSES CERTAIN PUBLIC GROUNDS IN THE CITY OF DU- BUQUE. Be it Ordained by the City Council of The City of Dubuque: Section 1. That Section Nineteen (19) , of the Ordinance granted to the Illinois and Western Railway on March 4th, 1907, by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, be and the same is hereby ,amended by repealing said sec- tion and enacting in lieu thereof the following to be known as Section 19 of said original ordinance, as follows: "Section 19. The aforesaid Illinois and Western Railway shall be deemed to have abandoned all rights and privi- leges conferred by this ordinance un- less it shall within ninety (90) days after the passage and approval thereof by the Mayor, file in the office of the City Recorder a written acceptance of the .privileges hereby conferred sub- ject to the condition and terms herein contained." Sec. 2. This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its passage and publication in the Tele- graph - Herald, an official newspaper of the City of Dubuque, Iowa. Adopted April 8th, 1907. Approved April 9th, 1907. H. A. SCHUNK, Mayor. Attest EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Published officially in the Daily Tele- graph- Herald April 11th, 1907. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 4- 11 -11. City Recorder. NOTICE. OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S INTEN- TION TO IMPROVE THE ALLEY BETWEEN MAIN AND LOCUST STREETS FROM SEVENTH TO NINTH STREETS. To Whom It May Concern: You and each of you are hereby no- tified that it `.s the intention of the City Council of the City of Dubuque to improve the alley between Main and Locust streets from the north lot line of Seventh street to the south lot line of Ninth Street. That the plat and specifications of said proposed improvement is now on file in the office of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engineer that said improvement will require 1,700 square yards of brick pavement and concrete foundation, making a total estimated cost to the abutting property owners of $3,400.00. Any person having objection to said improvement is hereby notified to ap- pear before the City Council at its reg- ular session to be held May 2nd, or to file with the City Recorder their ob- jections in writing on or before May 2nd, 1907. Dated at Dubuque April 23rd, 1907. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 4- 23 -3t. City Recorder. NOTICE. OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S INTEN- TION TO IMPROVE ALTHAUSER AVENUE FROM STAFFORD AVE- NUE TO EAGLE STREET. To Whom It May Concern: You and each of you are hereby no- tified that it is the intention of the city council of the city of Dubuque, to improve Althauser avenue from Stafford avenue to Eagle street. That the plat and specifications of said proposed improvement is now on file in the office of the city recorder. It is estimated by the city engineer that said improvement will require Curbing, 1874 lineal feet. Guttering, 980 square yards. Macadamizing, 2675 square yards. Grading, 5200 cubic yards. Making a total estimated cost to the abutting property owners of $4,415.25. Any person having objection to said improvement is hereby notified to ap- 136 Official Notices pear before the city council at its reg- ular session to be held May 2nd, or to file with the city recorder their ob- jections in writing on or before May 2nd, 1907. Dated at Dubuque, April 23, 1907. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 4- 23 -3t. City Recorder. NOTICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S INTEN- TION TO IMPROVE TWENTY - FIFTH STREET FROM JACKSON STREET TO ELM STREET. To All Whom It May Concern: You and each of you are hereby no- tified that it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Dubuque to improve Twenty -fifth street, from Jackson street to Elm street. • That a plat and specifications of said proposed improvement is now on file in the office of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engineer that said improvement will require 840 lineal feet of curbing, 840 lineal feet concrete gutter, 1,445 square yards of macadamizing, 423' cu. yds. grading making a total estimated cost to the abutting property owners of $1,530.00. Any persons having objection to the said improvement are hereby notified to appear before the City Council at its regular session May 2nd, 1907, or to file in writing with the City Recorder their objections on or before May 2nd, 1907. Dated at Dubuque April 23rd, 1907. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 4- 23 -3t. City Recorder.